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1 the game is not worth the candle
the game is not worth the candlenão vale a pena.————————the game is not worth the candleo resultado não compensa.English-Portuguese dictionary > the game is not worth the candle
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2 the game is (not) worth the candle
игpa (нe) cтoит cвeч [этим. фр.]Billy persuaded Sam Geary the game was worth the candle, and he and Phyllis went with the next shipload of horses... for British India (K. S. Prichard). Morris still growled about the rooms Sally let to miners. He said she wore herself out cooking and washing for so many men, and "the game wasn't worth the candle" (K. S. Prichard)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the game is (not) worth the candle
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3 the game is (not) worth the candle
Общая лексика: игра (не) стоит свечУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the game is (not) worth the candle
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4 the game is not worth the candle
1) Общая лексика: игра не стоит свеч2) Пословица: овчинка выделки не стоитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the game is not worth the candle
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5 The game is not worth the candle.
<03> Ср. Игра не стоит свеч. Овчинка выделки не стоит.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The game is not worth the candle.
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6 the game is not worth the candle
посл.ср. Игра не стоит свеч. Овчинка выделки не стоит.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the game is not worth the candle
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7 The game is not worth the candle.
фраз. Игра не стоит свеч.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > The game is not worth the candle.
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8 the game is not worth the candle
חבל על המאמץ, יצא שכרו בהפסדו* * *◙ ודספהב ורכש אצי,ץמאמה לע לבח◄English-Hebrew dictionary > the game is not worth the candle
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9 the game is not worth the candle
English-spanish dictionary > the game is not worth the candle
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10 the game is not worth the candle
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11 The game is not worth the candle.
expr.Die Sache lohnt nicht. ausdr.English-german dictionary > The game is not worth the candle.
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12 the game is not worth the candle
tas nav tā vērtsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the game is not worth the candle
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13 the game is not worth the candle
det är inte värt krutet (mödan)English-Swedish dictionary > the game is not worth the candle
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14 The game is not worth the candle
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > The game is not worth the candle
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15 The game is not worth the candle
Игра не стоит свеч.English-Russian Idioms illustrated collection > The game is not worth the candle
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16 The game is not worth the candle
Игра не стоит свечDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > The game is not worth the candle
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17 game is not worth the candle
Макаров: игра не стоит свечУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > game is not worth the candle
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18 game is not worth the candle
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19 Game is not worth the candle
Игра не стоит свечDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Game is not worth the candle
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20 the game is worth the candle
игра (не) стоит свеч (выражение обыкн. употр. в отрицательной форме) [этим. фр. le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle]; см. тж. not worth the candleMorris still growled about the rooms Sally let to miners. He said she wore herself out cooking and washing for so many men, and "the game wasn't worth the candle". (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 46) — Моррис по-прежнему ворчал, недовольный тем, что Салли сдает комнаты шахтерам. Она совсем извелась, стирая и стряпая на такую ораву, говорил он, и вообще игра не стоит свеч.
Billy persuaded Sam Geary the game was worth the candle, and he and Phyllis went with the next shipload of horses... for British India. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Coonardoo’, ch. XXXII) — Билли сумел убедить Сэма Гири, что игра стоит свеч, и вместе с Филлис уехал сопровождать лошадей, отправляемых в Британскую Индию.
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game is not worth the candle — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
game is not worth the candle — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
game\ is\ not\ worth\ the\ candle — literary What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. the game is not worth the candle … Словарь американских идиом
the game is not worth the candle — it s not worth the effort … English contemporary dictionary
cake/game is not worth the candle — To say that the cake (or the game) is not worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the effort involved. He recorded an album but sold very few copies; the cake wasn t worth the candle … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
game not worth the candle — To say that the game (or the cake) is not worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the effort involved. He recorded an album but sold very few copies; the game wasn t worth the candle … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it is not worth the candle — the game is/it is/not worth the candle british old fashioned phrase something is not worth doing because it is too much trouble or effort, or costs too much Thesaurus: ways of saying that something has little or no valuesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary